The UK market still has considerable room for Vietnamese rice suppliers to boost exports thanks to the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) tariff quota and the Vietnamese community of more than 100,000 people in the UK, a senior trade official has said.

VOV.VN - Tariff quotas set out in the terms of the Vietnam – UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) as well as 100,000 Vietnamese people residing in the UK are viewed as important factors for promoting local rice exports to this market.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice exports to the United States during the opening five months of the year surged by 71.3% in volume, marking the highest rise among importers of Vietnamese rice.

Vietnam is expanding the export of its high-quality rice with the aim to increase the export value and improve farmers’ income.

A Vietnam-Africa online trade exchange conference was held on June 14 by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade in collaboration with Vietnam Trade Offices in African countries.

VOV.VN - With the current rice export market remaining relatively stable, buying demand is still at a high level with the initial days of June seeing the export rice price continuing to rise by US$10 to US$15 per tonne compared to May.

VOV.VN - Local businesses have been recommended to focus on niche markets, rice products with organic standards, and abide by market requirements in order to enter the Nordic market in the future, according to details given by Vietnamese Trade Office in Sweden.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on May 9 proposed that the Philippines create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to boost rice exports to its market.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice exports during the initial four months of the year has rebounded impressively with the export value exceeding US$1 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - A consultation session is set to get underway in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on May 5 in order to seek ways to boost rice exports to the ASEAN market, according to the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade).